document.write( "Question 859125: Maricella has a bag of 35 nickels and quarters the total value is 3.95 how many nickels does maricella have? And how many quarters does she have
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of Quarters ⇒ (35-x) represents the number of Nickels   
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document.write( "Question States*** total is $3.95
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document.write( "CENTS makes sense
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document.write( " 25x +  5(35-x) = 395 cents
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document.write( "      20x = 395- 175
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document.write( "      20x = 220
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document.write( "        x = 11, the number of Quarters. 24 Nickels
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document.write( "CHECKING our answer***
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document.write( " 25*11 + 5*24 = 395  Or $3.95 
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